Information about #497472 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#497472 presents itself as a calm, restrained cyan — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Faded Jade (#427977) and Bismark (#486C7A).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 116, 114) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #497472 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.0:1. #497472 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#497472 color variations
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#497472 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#497472 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#497472 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#497472 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#497472 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #497472 color
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Nearest named colors to #497472
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4A766E
#427977
#486C7A
#547377
#517B78
#4F6971
#4F6D69
#4C787E
#527F76
#3B7577
#536872
#536878
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#497472
- RGB73, 116, 114
- CMYK17, 0, 1, 55
- CSSrgb(73, 116, 114)
- HSL177°, 23%, 37%
- HSL Precise177.209°, 22.751%, 37.059%
- HSV177°, 37%, 45%
- HSB177°, 37%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.455, 0.447)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.455, 0.447, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.455, 0.447)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID497472
- DECIMAL ID4813938
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
